Internet has become an alternative to searching for a job or job
information. Many employment agencies are used by many large companies to look
for new employees from the level of staff, supervisor, assistant manager,
manager, general manager and vice president of vacancies to other professions. Job seekers can utilize sites such agency
to submit curiculum vitae, resume and job application. There are many websites
created by the head hunters, so that the employees who want to change careers
can have a new career opportunity in a larger company.

Maximize your laptop or PC to get a new job. Image: affmarman.com

Another way to get a new career opportunity is to utilize social media
networks such as LinkedIn to "promote" yourself, so that executives
in a company can see you as someone who has potential, and you have a chance to
be recruited, at least you will gain prominence by other LinkedIn members.
Perhaps other members interested to invite you to join in their company.

As we know, LinkedIn is the biggest social media site when it comes to
professional networking. But it can be tough to figure out how to navigate and
master it. There are a few simple requirements that you should follow, so that
you can attract the attention of other members on the LinkedIn network to offer
you a career or a new job.

The number of LinkedIn members are always increasing every second, and
there are more than 277 million people on at last count. How is your current
opportunity? You will be competing with so many people who also have good
potential, and a great work experience.
LinkedIn is a high-power engines. Over 5 billion searches were done on the
social network last year .

LinkedIn profile. Image: businessinsider.com

Once you have registered on LinkedIn, then you can use the search box on
the site. All you have to do is go to the search bar on top; this is where you
will type in your search terms. For example, if you type in "Petroleum
engineers," You will get a list of related jobs, groups, and people doing
similar work.

You can also customize your search by jobs, people, companies,
groups, and inbox. Click "jobs" and you can further hone-in by
location, connections, industry, job function, and experience level.

However, I would like to remind when you upload photos to your profile, do
not use a photo that is too casual, unless you have a profession as an artist,
musician, or other unique profession like comic draftsman, and so on.

If you want more easy to recognize, then you need to share their
experiences honestly, without exaggeration. You also inform your skills, and if
there is, tell me also projects ever you do, do you as a leader or you as a
team on the project. Add websites that showcase your work.

For a journalist, this is easier than for other types of workers, since our
writing gets posted online with ready Web addresses. For a designer or
photographer, this is an opportunity to include a link to a personal website
that showcases your work. If you’re in sales, you can link to customers.
(Reference, please find out on forbes.com).

In LinkedIn there are various groups with various professions, both in
finance, marketing, engineers, mining executives, and other professionals, then
you need to actively participate in the group corresponding to your profession,
or your expertise and experience. If anyone asks, you must actively provide
information, perhaps a solution on a topic. Take the time to respond if there
are questions from members of the group. You can ask them, and will be many
people who will participate. You will make your liveliness known by some people
in the group, so you will have a chance to get a new career, or you will be
contacted for a meeting or interview.

Profile pictures LinkedIn members.Image: noisylittlemonkey.com

Just as mentioned above about the picture on the profile, it is also
important that you complete your profile to be honest about your current job,
your skills and your experience. Profile is complete and truthful, then it
could be the reason they're looking at it is to find out as much as they can
about you. When a potential employer looks at your profile, they'll be forming
an opinion based on your tag line, summary boxes, and specialties.

If there is a change, for example, about the new position, then do the
update immediately, so that they also know that you have earned a new
achievement. At some point you will have a better chance to change job, because
it could be you are the person who will be included as a strong candidate to be
recruited by a bigger company.

Additional tips
so that you have more success with your career in the future:

Do you still need to be active on Facebook and Twitter? Although you have
to connect on LinkedIn, you can keep active in other social media networks, but
because you now have a powerful dream for a career change, then you will no
longer be arbitrary when you type status or write something on your Facebook or
Twitter account. Be careful choosing of words and sentences so you do not
easily abused by others, and you also should not do bad things, or upload
photos that can make a mess of your reputation. You have now become a mature
human being, so keep your attitude and behavior.

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